Text
āra dine jagannāthera ‘netrotsava’ nāma
mahotsava haila bhaktera prāṇa-samāna
Synonyms
ara dine—the next day; jagannāthera—of Lord Jagannātha; netra-utsava—the festival of seeing the eyes; nama—named; maha-utsava—great festival; haila—performed; bhaktera—of the devotees; prāṇa-samāna—the life and soul. ¶
Translation
The next day marked the performance of the festival of Netrotsava. This great festival was the life and soul of the devotees. ¶
Purport
After the bathing ceremony of Lord Jagannātha, during the fortnight before the Ratha-yātrā ceremony, the body of Lord Jagannātha, having been washed, needs repainting. This is known as aṅga-rāga. The Netrotsava festival, performed gorgeously in the early morning of the Nava-yauvana day, constitutes the life and soul of the devotees. ¶